Presentation

The Department of Curriculum Development in the Ministry of Education and Science is the department responsible for pre university education (pre school and compulsory education, secondary and vocational education). The Ministry’s website ( www.mash.gov.al - in Albanian and English) provides full details about the Department of Curriculum Development and the educational system in Albania.

The language specialist in the Department for Curriculum Development is responsible for implementation of the educational policies in the field of languages ( curriculum design, teacher training, bilingual education), as well as for co-operation in the field of languages with foreign institutions within the country and abroad.

Services

The Albanian National Contact Point is responsible for communicating and disseminating information on ECML events and on ECML's resources, aiming at the professional development of the teachers but at the same time introducing them to the Centre's work and activities.

The National Contact Point is responsible for creating a stable network of Albanian participants trained at the ECML and for applying their expertise in teacher training.

Nominees are selected in co-operation with the National Nominating Authority according to their fields of interest and requests to participate in ECML workshops. Care is taken to ensure that nominees are actively involved in the particular workshop topic and disseminate information on the expertise acquired afterwards. Participants are obliged to submit a report after attending a workshop.

The ministry regularly selects information about the ECML and puts it on its website in order to inform the public about the ECML's activities and programmes.

Resources

ECML fact sheets

ECML fact sheets: they present the mission and the structure of the ECML, the Centre's programme of activities 2008-2011, its publication series, the services provided and how to benefit from its activities.
Language versions: Albanian and other languages of the ECML member states

Other resources

Common European Framework of Reference: Learning, teaching, assessment

European Language Portfolio - Guide for teachers and teacher trainers
Albanian version, translated and published by Ministry of Education and Science of Albania

National Strategy of Albanian Education (Albanian and English)

Annual activity reports of the National Contact Point (open access)

The annual activity reports of the National Contact Points for the ECML provide a summary of the activities organised in order to promote the Centre's work within its member states through national networks working in the field of language education. The reports focus in particular on the activities organised, the target audiences, and the results achieved. The following reports are open access.

Information Office of the Council of Europe

National relay for the European Day of Languages

The function of a national EDL Relay is to act as a multiplier for organisations, schools and associations, circulating:

information communicated by the Council of Europe (for example the press release of the Council on the Day, which the Relays are invited to translate into national/local languages, updates on the website);

promotional materials - posters, stickers etc. provided by the Council of Europe every year in significant quantities for event organisers.